www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Madonnahttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/madonna/?utm_medium=RSS2015-07-22T13:28:21-04:00Madonna feels like Picasso, says art has no expiration date2015-07-22T13:28:21-04:00Mesfin Fekaduhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jul/22/madonna-feels-like-picasso-says-art-has-no-expirat/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) &mdash; Madonna thinks artists deep into their careers should stop if they don't have anything more to say. But at 56, the singer says she still has things to talk about, and in short, she feels like Pablo Picasso.</p> <p>"I like to compare myself to other kinds ...Looking for love on a dating app? You may find music instead2015-06-29T15:57:34-04:00Mesfin Fekaduhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jun/29/looking-for-love-on-a-dating-app-you-may-find-musi/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK (AP) &mdash; In your quest to find a date, a spouse or a hook-up, you might discover something else when using dating apps: new music.</p> <p>From Madonna to Mariah Carey, an increasing number of acts are looking to platforms like Tinder and Match to promote their music and ...Taylor Swift wins artist of the year at iHeartRadio Awards2015-03-30T05:34:22-04:00Mesfin Fekaduhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/30/rihanna-madonna-taylor-swift-set-for-iheartradio-a/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The iHeartRadio Music Awards should be called the iHeartTaylorSwift Awards.</p> <p>The pop singer cleaned house at the show Sunday, winning artist of the year and song of the year for "Shake It Off," and even assisted Madonna by strumming her guitar onstage while the pop icon sang a new song.</p> ...Madonna: I was raped and didn't report it2015-03-12T14:58:26-04:00Jessica Chasmarhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/12/madonna-i-was-raped-and-didnt-report-it/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Madonna on Wednesday detailed a brutal rape by a stranger that she survived when she was 19, explaining that the experience was so traumatic that she never considered reporting it.</p> <p>"I didn't know what my future was and I was super friendly. I was saying 'Hi' to everyone in the ...SUZANNE FIELDS: Hillary Clinton sabotages her own ambitions2015-03-11T17:04:07-04:00Suzanne Fieldshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/11/suzanne-fields-hillary-clinton-sabotages-her-own-a/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Hillary Clinton has been a reflection of the changing images of women in America for decades. She's had more reincarnations than Shirley MacLaine, more fashion makeovers than Cher, more comebacks from bad press than Madonna. The images always need updating. She's the life-size balloon toy, weighted at the bottom, that ...Madonna: Working out saved me from injuries after fall2015-03-06T00:19:28-05:00Mesfin Fekaduhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/6/madonna-working-out-saved-me-from-injuries-after-f/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK &mdash; Exercising regularly has been like a prayer answered for Madonna: The singer says thanks to staying active, she didn't suffer much after falling during her performance at the Brit Awards.</p> <p>"If I wasn't in good shape - tuck and roll," the singer, laughing, said during an interview ...Madonna decries French anti-Semitism: 'It feels like Nazi Germany'2015-03-01T12:35:51-05:00Jessica Chasmarhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/1/madonna-decries-french-anti-semitism-it-feels-like/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Madonna claimed Friday that the anti-Semitism in France and elsewhere in Europe has become so bad that "it feels like Nazi Germany."</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIWGZPSC9Jw" target="_blank">Speaking to</a> French radio station Europe 1, the 56-year-old singer lamented that France was once a country "that embraced everyone and encouraged freedom in every way, ...Madonna: Hit her head, got whiplash in Brits stage tumble2015-02-27T06:26:57-05:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/27/madonna-hit-her-head-got-whiplash-in-brits-stage-t/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>LONDON (AP) &mdash; Madonna says she hit her head and suffered whiplash when she was yanked backward down some steps while performing live at the Brit Awards.</p> <p>The dramatic tumble occurred Wednesday as the 56-year-old sang "Living For Love."</p> <p>Madonna's dancers tugged at her flowing Armani cape, but instead of ...Madonna denounces rise of far right in Europe2015-02-27T03:57:51-05:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/27/madonna-denounces-rise-of-far-right-in-europe/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>PARIS &mdash; Madonna is lamenting a rise in anti-Semitism and far right politics in France and Europe, re-igniting the anger of France's increasingly popular National Front party.</p> <p>The singer said on France's Europe-1 radio Friday that "the level of intolerance is really scary" and described the National Front as "fascist."</p> ...Madonna banned by British radio for being old: 'It's all about relevance'2015-02-16T06:55:10-05:00Cheryl K. Chumleyhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/16/madonna-banned-by-british-radio-for-being-old-its-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Material Girl may have seen her last groove. Radio 1 in Britain has decided the pop star, 56, is too old for its target listeners and has banned Madonna songs from its playlist.</p> <p>"At the end of the day, it's all about relevance," said one Radio 1 insider, the ...Madonna defends altered photos of MLK, Mandela2015-01-03T00:11:12-05:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jan/3/madonna-defends-altered-photos-of-mlk-mandela/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK &mdash; Madonna is defending herself against criticism after she posted Instagram photos of Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela that were altered to look like her own image on her new album.</p> <p>Madonna's cover for the album "Rebel Heart" is a closeup of her face with black ...Madonna mocked for comparing her album leak to 'rape' and 'terrorism'2014-12-18T09:40:53-05:00Cheryl K. Chumleyhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/18/madonna-mocked-for-comparing-her-album-leak-to-rap/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Aging musical legend Madonna irked many in and outside of her fan base by taking to social media to slam the leak of her upcoming album as a "form of terrorism" -- against a backdrop of Taliban terrorist attack that killed more than 100 students in Pakistan.</p> <p>The Material Girl ...Tired of interruptions, Catholic priest installs cellphone jammer in church2014-12-17T11:26:20-05:00Mark A. Kellnerhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/17/tired-of-interruptions-catholic-priest-installs-ce/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Bedeviled by jangling cellphones, a Roman Catholic priest in Naples, Italy, has decided to exorcise the electronic interference in high-tech style: he&#039;s installed a cell signal jammer, according to London&#039;s Daily Express.</p><p>The Rev. Michele Madonna, who is parish priest at Santa Maria di Montesanto Church in Naples, Italy, explained earlier ...Sister Cristina gives Pope Francis a copy of her music album2014-12-12T02:01:00-05:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/12/sister-cristina-gives-pope-francis-a-copy-of-her-m/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Vatican City - Sister Cristina Scuccia, the Ursuline religious who won The Voice Italy earlier this year, greeted Pope Francis on Wednesday and gave him a copy of her new album, &quot;Sister Cristina.&quot;</p><p> The encounter took place at the conclusion of the Holy Father's General Audience in St. Peter's Square ...Singing nun's Madonna cover: not like a prayer2014-10-22T20:02:00-04:00Kevin J. Joneshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/22/singing-nuns-madonna-cover-not-like-a-prayer/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Denver, Colo. - Although it may have been well intentioned, an Italian nun&rsquo;s choice of Madonna&rsquo;s "Like a Virgin" as her first single shows "radical impropriety" which wrongly ignores the original song&rsquo;s intent to undermine the Virgin Mary and Catholic morals, one cultural critic has said.</p><p> Barbara Nicolosi, a Hollywood ...Man who accosted Pitt has reputation for stunts2014-05-29T17:52:03-04:00ANTHONY McCARTNEYhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/29/man-who-accosted-pitt-has-reputation-for-stunts/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> LOS ANGELES (AP) - He tried to kiss Will Smith in Moscow, attempted to steal Adele's spotlight at the Grammys, dove under America Ferrera's dress at Cannes and now, police say, accosted Brad Pitt on the red carpet of a Hollywood premiere.</p> <p> Vitalii Sediuk's antics have earned him ...A recap of stunts by man who accosted Brad Pitt2014-05-29T16:54:53-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/29/a-recap-of-stunts-by-man-who-accosted-brad-pitt/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> LOS ANGELES (AP) - Since 2011, former television journalist Vitalii Sediuk has gained a reputation for outlandish stunts involving celebrities that have gotten him mocked, slapped, arrested (twice) and fired from the Ukranian television station 1+1.</p> <p> His leap at Brad Pitt from a fan bleacher area at the ...SPC's Bernard, Barker on their best Cannes stories2014-05-18T10:08:44-04:00JAKE COYLEhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/18/spcs-bernard-barker-on-their-best-cannes-stories/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> CANNES, France (AP) - The Cannes Film Festival is only half through, but it's already been a banner festival for Sony Pictures Classics.</p> <p> The specialty distributor has long been a major presence in Cannes, but rarely has it been as dominant. Sony Pictures Classics brought five films to ...A Tom Wolf loss would be stunning, pollsters say2014-05-10T11:29:13-04:00MARC LEVYhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/10/a-tom-wolf-loss-would-be-stunning-pollsters-say/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Tom Wolf had been heavily favored in polls for almost two months to win the four-way Democratic gubernatorial primary election before an opponent pulled the trigger on a TV attack ad against him.</p> <p> Five more TV attack ads followed in the last three weeks, ...Lady Gaga performs at closing Roseland Ballroom2014-03-29T00:27:33-04:00MESFIN FEKADUhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/29/lady-gaga-performs-at-closing-roseland-ballroom/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> NEW YORK (AP) - Lady Gaga celebrated her 28th birthday with an energetic but short concert at the Roseland Ballroom in her first of seven concerts at the closing venue.</p> <p> Gaga performed for an hour Friday night in front of a feverish crowd. She started with a slow ...